Veins

The treacherous emotional terrain of reconnecting with one’s roots is fodder for a deeply unsettling—and surprisingly poignant—work of bio-horror from Quebecois director Raymond St-Jean and screenwriter Martin Girard, re-teaming after their 2023 thriller Dusk for a Hitman. Twentysomething Isabelle (Romane Denis) braces for a difficult reunion when she and her new girlfriend arrive at her childhood home for a long-delayed visit with her parents, from whom she’s been estranged since coming out. Sure enough, the vibes are off, but not for the reasons she’d anticipated: her mother, strangely indifferent, delivers the news that Isabelle’s father has been dead for three days. Perturbed by her mother’s odd behavior, and wary of the kind but secretive doctor next door who had been charged with her father’s care, Isabelle’s search for answers leads her down a strange and unpredictable path of discovery, forcing her to face uncomfortable truths about herself and the family she left behind. An IndieCan release.